Performance of Infrastructures under Extreme Loads and Complex Environments
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 916
Special Issue Editors
Interests: earthquake engineering; structural dynamics; concrete; structural health monitoring; dams; seismic assessment; numerical modelling
Interests: dams; hazard chain; valley deformation; particle breakage; numerical modelling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We cordially invite you to contribute to our upcoming Special Issue, entitled “Performance of Infrastructures under Extreme Loads and Complex Environments”. This Special Issue aims to explore the performance and behaviour of infrastructures under extreme conditions and to provide new perspectives and in-depth insights for research in this field.
Extreme loads such as earthquakes, floods and explosions are devastating disasters that impose serious challenges on the safety and reliability of infrastructures. Complex environmental conditions include rainfall, freeze–thaw cycles, and droughts, and can gradually deteriorate infrastructures, leading to reduced performance and compromised security. The study of the performance and behavior of infrastructures, including dams, embankments, harbors, tunnels and bridges is of great importance in preventing and mitigating the effects of devastating hazards. We encourage authors to share their research results, experiences, and perspectives in this Special Issue to promote the development and progress of the field.
We welcome submissions of manuscripts that address, but are not limited to, the following areas:
- Effects of extreme loading and complex environments on infrastructures;
- Response and dynamic properties of infrastructures;
- Seismic design and seismic measures for infrastructures;
- Failure mechanisms and risk analysis of structures subjected to extreme loads;
- Post-hazard repair and strengthening strategies;
- Performance assessment and monitoring methods for infrastructures.
We encourage the submission of original research papers, review articles and technical reports. All manuscripts will be rigorously peer-reviewed by our expert editorial team to ensure high quality and academic reliability.
We look forward to your valuable contributions to advance the research on the performance and security of infrastructures under extreme loads and complex environments.
Dr. Jianwen Pan
Dr. Hui Jiang
Dr. Jingmao Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- extreme loads
- infrastructures
- seismic analysis
- complex environments
- performance assessment
- soil dynamic
- dynamic interaction
- seismic liquefaction
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